Contingencies of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis, Preface, Quote 3 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:January 5, 2018 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “If hypotheses commonly appear in the study of behavior, it is only because the investigator has turned his attention to inaccessible events—some of them fictitious, others irrelevant.” (p. xi) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like About Behaviorism, Chapter 12: The Question of Control, Quote 16 September 6, 2017 Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 5: The Tact. Quote 17 February 10, 2025 Upon Further Reflection. Chapter 5: The Evolution of Behavior. Quote 7 May 21, 2020